Flat mop cleaning kit and a mop pad thereof

ABSTRACT

A flat mop cleaning kit and a mop pad thereof; the mop pad contains a wiping cloth, a sponge, and a fastening cloth sequentially stacked; the wiping cloth, the sponge, and the fastening cloth are stitched together and fixed, alternatively, edges of the wiping cloth and edges of the fastening cloth are stitched together and fixed, and an accommodation space is defined inside the stitched wiping cloth and fastening cloth, and the sponge is disposed in the accommodation space. A cleaning kit is provided containing a flat mop, the mop pad and a bucket.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the technical field of mop and bucketset, and more specifically relates to a flat mop cleaning kit and a moppad thereof.

A wiping cloth is provided for a flat mop. The wiping cloth is made ofcloth material having a single layer or multiple layers. When the wipingcloth is immersed into a cleaning agent, only a small amount of cleaningagent will be absorbed by the wiping cloth. Therefore, when using theflat mop to clean the floor, the cleaning agent in the wiping cloth willquickly run out, thereby hindering the cleaning efficiency.Alternatively, the wiping cloth contains too much liquid on its surfacewhich easily drips during use. User's experience is bad in either case,and improvement is needed.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide a flat mop cleaningkit and a mop pad thereof.

To fulfill the above object, the present invention provides thefollowing technical solutions: A mop pad of a flat mop; the mop padcomprises a wiping cloth, a sponge, and a fastening cloth sequentiallystacked upon one another; the wiping cloth, the sponge, and thefastening cloth are stitched together and fixed with respect to oneanother; alternatively, edges of the wiping cloth and edges of thefastening cloth are stitched together and fixed with respect to eachother, and an accommodation space is defined inside the stitched wipingcloth and fastening cloth, and the sponge is disposed in theaccommodation space.

The present invention also provides a cleaning kit, comprising a flatmop, the mop pad as described above, and a waste water separationbucket; the mop pad is mounted to the flat mop; the flat mop and the moppad are cooperative with the bucket; the bucket comprises a bucket body,a bucket cover, a control valve assembly, and a dirt cleaning and waterremoving device; the bucket cover is mounted on the bucket body; thebucket body comprises a clean water zone, a dirt and water removingzone, and a waste water zone independent from one another, and alsocomprises a water communication hole so that the clean water zone andthe dirt and water removing zone are in communication with each other;the control valve assembly controls the water communication hole to openor close; the dirt cleaning and water removing device is mounted to thebucket body or to the bucket cover, and is disposed at a position distalfrom a bottom of the dirt and water moving zone; a drain opening isformed between the dirt cleaning and water removing device and thebucket cover and/or the bucket body; the drain opening is incommunication with the dirt and water removing zone.

Advantageous effects of the present invention: the sponge is used forabsorbing and storing cleaning agent to increase liquid storage abilityof the mop pad. The wiping cloth and the sponge are in contact with eachother, so that the cleaning agent absorbed by the sponge will infiltrateinto the wiping cloth to increase the wiping and cleaning effect of thewiping cloth. Also, not too much cleaning agent will be retained on asurface of the wiping cloth due to the sponge, thereby preventingdripping of the cleaning agent and thus providing good user'sexperience.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order that the technical solutions provided according to theembodiments of the present invention are described more clearly, thedrawings necessary to illustrate the embodiments of the presentinvention are briefly described as follows. Obviously, the drawingsdescribed below are only illustrative of the embodiments of the presentinvention; a person skilled in this field of art may obtain otherdrawings based on the drawings described below given that no inventiveeffort is required.

FIG. 1 is a structural view of a back side of the mop pad according tothe present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional structural view of the mop pad according to thepresent invention in which the sponge is disposed in an accommodationspace.

FIG. 3 is a sectional structural view of the mop pad according to thepresent invention in which the sponge is stacked together with thewiping cloth and the fastening cloth.

FIG. 4 is a sectional structural view of the mop pad along a lengthwisedirection thereof.

FIG. 5 is a structural view of a front side of the mop pad according tothe present invention.

FIG. 6 is a structural view of the flat mop according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional structural view of the present inventionin which the flat mop is inserted into the bucket.

FIG. 8 is a sectional structural view of the present invention showingthe dirt cleaning and water removing device mounted to the bucket cover.

FIG. 9 is the enlarged view of portion A shown in FIG. 8

FIG. 10 is a structural view of the present invention in which the flatmop is inserted into the bucket.

FIG. 11 is another sectional structure view when the flat mop of thepresent invention is inserted into the bucket.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The technical solutions provided by the present invention will befurther described in detail below through an embodiment and by referenceto the drawings.

Unless definitely defined and specified, terms indicative of theconnecting relationships between components in the followingdescription, such as the technical term “connection”, should be broadlyinterpreted. For example, said connection can be fixed, removable, orintegrally formed; also, mechanical connection as well as electricalconnection may be possible. Further, said connection can be direct orindirect via an intermediate component, and said connection may refer toan internal communication between two components or the mutualcooperative relationship between two components. A person skilled in thefield of art will know the specific meanings of the technical termsaccording to the specific contexts of the description.

As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the present invention disclosed a mop pad of aflat mop. The mop pad comprises a wiping cloth 20, a sponge 30 and afastening cloth 10 sequentially stacked upon one another; the wipingcloth 20 is made of cloth material which has good absorption capacity,for example, fiber cloth, flannel cloth or surface material produced bytwisting etc, wherein a surface of the wiping cloth has linear fiberstructures to enhance cleaning and dirt absorption abilities of the moppad when cleaning the floor using the flat mop. The fastening cloth 10is positioned at a back side of the wiping cloth 20 to limit a positionof the sponge 30. Optionally, the fastening cloth 10 has a fleecysurface structure defining the fastening cloth as a fleece cloth whichis cooperative with projecting hooks 91 to attain the effect ofhook-and-loop fastener to attain fastening effect.

The mop pad is applied to the flat mop to realize the cleaning functionof the flat mop. The flat mop comprises a mop rod 92 and a mop frame 90rotatably connected with one end of the mop rod 92; the mop pad ismounted on the mop frame 90. Optionally, a plurality of zones spacedapart from one another and each provided with projecting hooks 91thereon are configured on a surface of the mop frame 90 so that the moppad can be flatly fastened to the surface of the mop frame 90.

The sponge 30 is positioned between the wiping cloth 20 and thefastening cloth 10 to increase liquid absorption and retention of themop pad. In the present invention, sponge refers to a kind of porousmaterial having good liquid absorption capacity to absorb liquid on theobjects to be cleaned. For example, the sponge can be made of woodcellulose fibers or foamed plastic polymers.

Optionally, the wiping cloth 20, the sponge 30 and the fastening cloth10 are stitched to fix with respect to one another. After the wipingcloth 20, the sponge 30 and the fastening cloth 10 are sequentiallystacked, the stacked structure is stitched by threads to form the moppad having multiple layers. The relative positions of the wiping cloth20, the sponge 30 and the fastening cloth 10 are therefore fixed andstrongly integrated with one another.

Optionally, edges of the wiping cloth 20 and edges of the fasteningcloth 10 are stitched to be fixed, and defining an accommodation spacetherein; the sponge 30 is positioned in the accommodation space. Thewiping cloth 20 and the fastening cloth 10 are directly in contact witheach other and tightly connected by stitches, and the sponge 30 ispositioned in the accommodation space to provide structural support andsize support of the accommodation space so as to prevent edges of themop pad from being too thick that may otherwise affect installation.

The sponge 30 is also used for absorbing and storing cleaning agent,thereby increasing the liquid storage capacity of the mop pad. Thewiping cloth 20 and the sponge 30 are in contact with each other suchthat the cleaning agent in the sponge 30 can infiltrate into the wipingcloth 20 to increase the cleaning effect of the wiping cloth 20. Also,not too much cleaning agent will be retained on a surface of the wipingcloth 20 due to the sponge 30, thereby preventing dripping of thecleaning agent and thus providing good user's experience.

According to an embodiment, the sponge 30 is flatly laid on the wipingcloth and the two are in contact with each other. The sponge 30 is aplaner slab of material in order to adapt to a shape of the wiping cloth20. Alternatively, the sponge 30 may have an undulating structurewherein a surface facing towards the wiping cloth 20 is still a flatsurface so as to increase the size of the sponge and hence increase theliquid absorption capacity and adjust the shape of the mop pad. Thesponge 30 is in contact with the wiping cloth 20 so that the cleaningagent absorbed by the sponge 30 can be smoothly infiltrated into thewiping cloth 20. A wide contact surface results in high infiltrationrate.

To further increase the bonding strength between the sponge 30 and thewiping cloth 20, the sponge 30 and the wiping cloth 20 are connected byadhesive bonding according to an embodiment. The adhesive bondingbetween the sponge 30 and the wiping cloth 20 is achieved by usingadhesive, so that the sponge and the wiping cloth 20 are in surfacecontact with each other. When wiping the floor using the flat mop, dueto the squeezing force transferred from the wiping cloth 20 to thesponge 30, the sponge releases the cleaning agent continuously, so thatthe wiping cloth 20 is kept wetted and hence improves the cleaningeffect.

To further increase the bonding strength between the sponge 30 and thefastening cloth 10, the sponge 30 and the fastening cloth 10 areconnected by adhesive bonding according to an embodiment. The adhesivebonding between the sponge 30 and the fastening cloth 10 is achieved byusing adhesive, so that the sponge and the fastening cloth 10 are insurface contact with each other. When the mop pad is mounted to the mopframe 90 of the flat mop, the sponge 30 is in contact and connected withthe fastening cloth 10 and moves synchronously with the fastening cloth10, thereby attaining tight bonding effect. Due to the squeezing forcetransferred from the wiping cloth 20 to the sponge 30, the spongereleases the cleaning agent continuously, so that the wiping cloth 20 iskept wetted and hence improves the cleaning effect.

As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the mop pad according to the embodimentsdescribed above can be in various shapes. For example, the mop pad canbe in a rectangular shape, a circular shape, or other predeterminedshapes. In an embodiment, the mop pad has a rectangular shape havingmultiple layers. The sponge 30, the wiping cloth 20 and the fasteningcloth 10 are all having mutually corresponding rectangular shapes. Thesponge 30, the wiping cloth 20 and the fastening cloth are flatlydisposed and stacked upon one another to form said multiple layerstightly bonded together. To increase the bonding strength of saidmultiple layers of the mop pad, especially for mop pad having a largesurface area, an auxiliary fixing structure may be required to increasethe tightness of bonding between the multiple layers of the mop pad.

According to an embodiment, the mop pad also comprises at least onefirst stitch line 40; the first stich line 40 stitches up the wipingcloth 20, the sponge 30 and the fastening cloth 10. The first stitchline 40 stitches through the wiping cloth 20, the sponge 30 and thefastening cloth 10 so as to stitches up the wiping cloth 20, the sponge30 and the fastening cloth 10. A line of stitches created by the firststitch line 40 together with other lines of stitches at the edges of themop pad form multiple lines of stitches to separate the mop pad intovarious zones, thereby increasing the overall structural strength of themop pad, and maintaining stable structural dimensions of the mop pad.For example, there are two first stitch lines 40 parallel to each other.The mop pad has a rectangular shape. The two first stitch lines 40 areparallel to longer edges of the mop pad so that the mop pad is dividedinto three equal zones.

The mop pad is removably mounted to the mop frame 90, so that the wipingcloth 20 is configured as an outermost layer of the mop pad adapted tobe in contact with a floor surface that would be cleaned by the wipingcloth. For example, the edges of the mop pad are clamped and fixed bythe mop frame 90, so that the mop pad is fixed at the mop frame 90.Alternatively, two opposite edges of the mop pad are sleeved into themop frame 90 to facilitate mounting and dismounting of the mop pad.Optionally, a surface of the mop frame is provided with projecting hooks91 to hook with the fastening cloth 10 to increase the bonding surfaceand flatness of bonding between the mop pad and the mop frame 90.

According to an embodiment, the mop pad also comprises a second stitchline 50, and a first sleeve portion 70 and a second sleeve portion 60connected to opposite sides of the fastening cloth 10 respectively. Thesecond stitch line 50 stitches through the fastening cloth 10 and thewiping cloth 20, and stitches the first sleeve portion 70 and the secondsleeve portion 60 to the fastening cloth 10. At least one firstinsertion port 73 is formed between the first sleeve portion 70 and thefastening cloth 10. At least one second insertion port 61 is formedbetween the second sleeve portion 60 and the fastening cloth 10. Said atleast one first insertion port 73 and said at least one second insertionport 61 are oppositely configured.

The first sleeve portion 70 and the second sleeve portion 60 arepositioned at a back side of the mop pad, and are oppositely configured,wherein one end of the mop frame 90 is inserted into said at least onefirst insertion port 73 so as to be inserted between the first sleeveportion 70 and the fastening cloth 10, and another end of the mop frame90 is inserted into said at least one second insertion port 61 so as tobe inserted between the second sleeve portion 60 and the fastening cloth10. Accordingly, the mop pad is sleeved to the two ends of the mop padvia the first sleeve portion 70 and the second sleeve portion 60respectively, thereby resting the mop pad flatly to the surface of themop frame 90. Optionally, the first sleeve portion 70 and the secondsleeve portion 60 are symmetrically arranged to attain concordance ofstructural arrangement and thus provide good user's experience.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the operating principle and processingmethod of the second sleeve portion 60 are the same as those of thefirst sleeve portion 70. The size, shape, or position being stitched maybe symmetrical between the first sleeve portion 70 and the second sleeveportion 60, or they may be different in order to adapt to differentmounting structures of different mop frames. An illustrative descriptionis given below by reference to the first sleeve portion 70.

According to an embodiment, the first sleeve portion 70 comprises aconnecting cloth 72 and at least one separation thread 71. Edges of theconnecting cloth 72 align with edges of the fastening cloth 10. Said atleast one separation thread 71 runs through the fastening cloth 10 andthe wiping cloth 20, and stitches the connecting cloth 72 to thefastening cloth 10. Said at least one separation thread 71 defines atleast two first insertion ports separated by said at least oneseparation thread 71; said at least two first insertion ports are formedbetween the connecting cloth 72 and the fastening cloth 10.

The connecting cloth 72 has an elongated shape; when the mop pad has anelongated rectangular shape with shorter edges defining a width andlonger edges defining a length, the connecting cloth 72 is disposed atone of the shorter edges of the mop pad. Optionally, the connectingcloth 72 widthwise aligns with the width of the mop pad defined by theshorter edges, and the connecting cloth 72 also extends along alengthwise direction of the mop pad and aligns with a correspondinglonger edge of the mop pad so that a connecting surface of the firstsleeve portion 70 can be enlarged. Said at least one separation thread71 is oriented along the length of the mop pad defined by the longeredges of the mop pad, so as to define at least two first insertion portsin order to strengthen the resistance of the connecting cloth againstdeformation, and to realize multiple connecting and fixing pointsbetween the mop pad and the mop frame 90. For example, said at least oneseparation thread 71 coincides with said at least one first stitch line40, or said at least one separation thread 71 is part of said at leastone first stitch line 40 so as to increase the processing efficiency ofthe mop pad.

The wiping cloth 20 is used for wiping the floor to keep the floor cleanand hygienic. Optionally, the wiping cloth 20 comprises a cloth body 21and fiber strings 22 projecting outward from the cloth body 21; thefiber strings 22 are evenly distributed on one side surface of the clothbody when moping the floor; the fiber strings 22 has strong absorptionability of dirt like dust and waste water, and they also increase thecontact surface area between the mop pad and the floor to achievecontinuous cleaning effect. Optionally, the fiber strings 22 are slantedwith respect to the cloth body 21 to provide directional slantedconfiguration. When moping the floor, the fiber strings 22 has adirectional pattern to increase absorption ability of the wiping clothwhen cleaning the floor. Optionally, free ends of the fiber strings 22are slanted towards one of the longer edges of the wiping cloth 20.

According to an embodiment, the mop pad also comprises peripheralcovering cloths 80 covering peripheral edges of the wiping cloth 20 andperipheral edges of the fastening cloth 10. By covering peripheries ofthe mop pad using the peripheral covering cloths 80, the mop pad isaesthetically pleasing, and its peripheral walls are smooth so thatthrums and cracks are prevented, thus preventing dirt retention.

FIG. 1, FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 11 illustrate the use of the mop pad andthe flat mop according to the embodiments described above in a cleaningkit to facilitate the users to use. The cleaning kit comprises said flatmop, said mop pad mounted to the flat mop, and a waste water separationbucket 100 correspondingly provided for said flat mop. The bucket 100comprises a bucket body 103, a bucket cover 101, a control valveassembly 104, and a dirt cleaning and water removing device 102. Thebucket cover 101 is mounted on the bucket body 103. The bucket body 103comprises a clean water zone 1031, a dirt and water removing zone 1033,a waste water zone 1032 independent from one another, and also comprisesa water communication hole 1034 enabling the clean water zone 1031 to bein communication with the dirt and water removing zone 1033. The controlvalve assembly 104 controls the water communication hole 1034 to open orclose. The dirt cleaning and water removing device 102 is mounted to thebucket body 103 or to the bucket cover 101, and is disposed at aposition distal from a bottom of the dirt and water moving zone 1033. Adrain opening is formed between the dirt cleaning and water removingdevice 102 and the bucket cover 101 and/or the bucket body 103. Thedrain opening is in communication with the dirt and water removing zone1033.

The flat mop is inserted into the dirt and water removing zone 1033through the drain opening; at least part of the mop pad is immersed intoand absorbs the cleaning agent in the dirt and water removing zone 1033;when the flat mop moves reciprocally in and out of the drain opening,the dirt cleaning and water removing device 102 rolls and squeezes themop pad and guides the waste water squeezed out from the mop pad to flowinto the waste water zone 1032.

The clean water zone 1031, the dirt and water removing zone 1033 and thewaste water zone 1032 are independent inside the bucket body 103,wherein the clean water zone 1031 and the dirt and water removing zone1033 are used for storage of the cleaning agent. The cleaning agentcomprises clean water, water solution containing cleaning agent ordisinfecting agent, and other prepared solutions. The waste water zone1032 receives waste water containing dirt from the mop pad as the dirtcleaning and water removing device 102 rolls and squeezes the mop pad.Thus, even with multiple times of reciprocal movements of the flat mopin the dirt and water removing zone 1033, the mop pad can always useunpolluted cleaning agent to perform cleaning. Optionally, the wastewater zone 1032 and the dirt and water removing zone 1033 are adjacentlydisposed with respect to each other, so as to reduce a length of a pathwhich the dirt cleaning and water removing device 102 guides the wastewater to flow.

As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 11, user inserts the flat mop through thedirt cleaning and water removing device 102 into the dirt and waterremoving zone 1033 and moves the flat mop reciprocally inside the dirtand water removing zone 1033; thus the flat mop is washed by thecleaning agent inside the dirt and water removing zone 1033 as well asabsorbing the cleaning agent inside the dirt and water removing zone1033. When after use, the flat mop is again inserted into the dirtcleaning and water removing device 102, the dirt cleaning and waterremoving device 102 rolls and squeezes the mop pad of the flat mop, sothat the dirt and waste water attached to the mop pad of the flat mopare removed and guided to the waste water zone 1032 by the dirt cleaningand water removing device 102. After multiple times of reciprocalmovements of the flat mop in the dirt and water removing zone 1033, thecleaning agent in the dirt and water removing zone 1033 is continuouslyused for cleaning and the resulting waste water is guided to the wastewater zone 1032 via the dirt cleaning and water removing device 102,therefore, water level in the dirt and water removing zone 1033 willdrop until complete depletion or depletion below a predetermined amount.The waste water is gathered in the waste water zone 1032 to achievedivided flow of waste water into the waste water zone. Therefore, theflat mop has good cleaning effect since each time the flat mop can usesubstantially unpolluted cleaning agent to perform cleaning. In otherwords, the bucket 100 can effectively separate waste water from cleanwater, and prevent backflow of waste water which may otherwise polluteclean water. Thus, the cleaning agent in the clean water zone 1031 ofthe bucket 100 has a high utility rate, thereby reducing the amountwater used by the bucket 100, and thus conserving the environment byreducing the use of water. Optionally, the control valve assembly 104controls the water communication hole 1034 to open or close via acontrol valve core 1041. The control valve core 1041 is provided at aguiding hole 1042 arranged in a staggered manner with respect to thewater communication hole 1034. When the guiding hole 1042 is incommunication with the water communication hole 1034, the cleaning agentis allowed to be communicated between the clean water zone 1031 and thedirt and water removing zone 1033. The control valve assembly 104comprises a valve rod 1043; the valve rod 1043 is connected with thecontrol valve core 1041 to drive the control valve core 1041 to rotate.Optionally, the control valve assembly 104 controls the control valvecore 1041 to move linearly so as to control the water communication hole1034 to open or close. The control valve assembly 104 also comprises apush rod and a resilient reset piece mounted to the push rod; theresilient reset piece is connected to the bucket body 103; the push rodis connected with the control valve core 1041 to drive the control valvecore to move linearlye. Optionally, the control valve core 1041 iscontrolled to move by stepping on the control valve assembly 104 by auser's foot, so as to control the water communication hole 1034 to openor close, thereby controlling the flow of cleaning agent from the cleanwater zone 1031 to the dirt and water removing zone 1033. Therefore, theflow of cleaning agent is achieved conveniently. A paddle can berotatably connected to the bucket body 103, to prevent configuration ofcomponents on the bucket cover 101 to operate the control valve core1041, thereby providing convenience of assembly between the bucket cover101 and the bucket body 103 as well as better outer appearance of thebucket body 101 itself.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the dirt cleaning and water removingdevice 102 comprises a draining frame 1021, a draining panel 1022, and aguide wheel 1023, wherein the draining frame 1021 is provided with aguiding port 10211; the guiding port 10211 extends through the drainingframe 1021 so as to form a channel through which the flat mop may go inand out; the draining panel 1022 is fixedly connected to the drainingframe 1021, projected into the guiding port 10211; the draining panel1022 and the guiding port 10211 together define a drain opening 10212.The guiding wheel 1023 is slidably connected to the draining frame 1021and is disposed opposite to the draining panel 1022; at least part ofthe guiding wheel 1023 is configured inside the guiding port 10211;sliding of the guiding wheel 1023 adjusts a width of the drain opening10212.

The guiding wheel 1023 is disposed opposite to the draining panel 1022;specifically, the guiding wheel 1023 and the draining panel 1022 arepositioned at two opposite inner wall surfaces of the guiding port10211. One end of the draining panel 1022 is projected inwardly out ofan inner side wall of the guiding port 10211 and extends into theguiding port 10211 to form a structure resembling a hanging arm; atleast part of the guiding wheel 1023 is configured inside the guidingport 10211, and the guiding wheel 1023 is slidable towards or away fromthe guiding port 10211 to form a structure resembling a telescopiccomponent so as to adjust the width of the drain opening. When the flatmop is inserted along the guiding port 10211 and into the drain opening10212, a side of the flat mop where the mop pad is disposed is pressedagainst the draining panel 1022, and another side of the flat mopopposite to the mop pad is pressed against the guiding wheel 1023; assaid, the guiding wheel 1023 is slidably connected to the draining frame1021; as the flat mop moves linearly and reciprocally along the guidingport 10211 and into the drain opening, the guiding wheel 1023 slidablyconnected to the draining frame 1021 remains in contact with the flatmop by sliding towards or away from the guiding port, so as to adjustthe friction between the flat mop and the draining panel 1022 and thusthe action force of rowing and pressing of the draining panel 1022against the mop pad for the purpose of draining the water out of the moppad. The draining frame 1021 is provided with an elongated hole 10213; ashaft of the guiding wheel 1023 passes through the elongated hole 10213and is slidable in the elongated hole 10213 so that a position of theguiding wheel 1023 is adjustable to slide towards or away from theguiding port. Optionally, a part of the guiding wheel 1023 projected outof an inner wall surface of the guiding port 10211 when the flat mop isinserted through the guiding port 10211 is larger than a part of theguiding wheel 1023 projected out of the inner wall surface of theguiding port 10211 when the flat mop is withdrawn out of the guidingport 10211, alternatively speaking, a distance between the guiding wheel1023 and the draining panel 1022 when the flat mop is inserted throughthe guiding port 10211 is smaller than the distance between the guidingwheel 1023 and the draining panel 1022 when the flat mop is withdrawnout of the guiding port 10211, so that the flat mop is pressed againstthe draining panel 1022 which rows and presses against the mop pad ofthe flat mop to drain the water therefrom as the flat mop is insertedinto the drain opening 10212, and can be smoothly and easily withdrawndue to reduced resistance when the flat mop is withdrawn. Accordingly,the present invention achieves good effect of removing water from themop pad.

The draining panel 1022 comprises a base 10222; a flow guiding surface10223 is provided on the base 10222; the flow guiding surface 10223 isslanted downwardly from the dirt and water removing zone 1033 towardsthe waste water zone 1032, so that water flow is guided towards thewaste water zone. The slanted flow guiding surface 10223 provided on thebase 10222 is a straight or curved slanted surface. When using thebucket 100, an end of the flow guiding surface 10223 proximal to thedrain opening 10212 is positioned above an opposite end of the flowguiding surface 10223 away from the drain opening 10212 so that theguiding surface is slanted downwardly from the dirt and water removingzone towards the waste water zone, thereby allowing the flow of wastewater on the draining panel 1022 due to gravitational force. Whencleaning the flat mop, the mop pad of the flat mop is pressed againstthe draining panel 1022 at one side of the drain opening 10212, andwaste water along with the dirt on the mop pad will flow out of theguiding port 10211 via the flow guiding surface 10223, so that wastewater is diverged and separated from clean water. Optionally, one sideof the base 10222 opposite to the flow guiding surface 10223 is a curvedsurface 10224; the curved surface 10224 extends upwardly to intersectwith the flow guiding surface 10223, so that a cross sectional thicknessof the end of the draining panel 1022 projected into the guiding port10211 reduces gradually from an opening of the guiding port 10211through which the draining panel 1022 is projected towards a free end ofthe draining panel 1022 projected into the guiding port. As such,movement of the flat mop can be performed more smoothly.

It should be noted that, the embodiments described above are onlyintended to illustrate the preferred embodiments of the presentinvention and their technical principles. A person skilled in this fieldof art will understand that, the present invention can be subject tovarious changes, alterations and alternative configurations achievingthe same technical effects. Provided that these changes, alterations andalternative configurations are not deviated from the essence of thepresent invention, they should fall within the scope of protection ofthe present invention. Further, technical terms used in the descriptionand claims are only intended for the ease of description and should notlimit the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A mop pad, adapted to be used with a flat mop;the mop pad comprises a wiping cloth, a sponge, and a fastening clothsequentially stacked upon one another; the wiping cloth, the sponge, andthe fastening cloth are stitched together and fixed with respect to oneanother, alternatively, edges of the wiping cloth and edges of thefastening cloth are stitched together and fixed with respect to eachother, and an accommodation space is defined inside the stitched wipingcloth and fastening cloth, and the sponge is disposed in theaccommodation space.
 2. The mop pad of claim 1, wherein the sponge isflatly laid on the wiping cloth and mutually in contact with each other.3. The mop pad of claim 2, wherein the sponge and the wiping cloth areconnected by adhesive.
 4. The mop pad of claim 2, wherein the sponge andthe fastening cloth are connected by adhesive.
 5. The mop pad of claim1, wherein the mop pad also comprises at least one first stitch line;the first stich line stitches up the wiping cloth, the sponge and thefastening cloth.
 6. The mop pad of claim 1, wherein the mop pad alsocomprises a second stitch line, and a first sleeve portion and a secondsleeve portion connected to opposite sides of the fastening clothrespectively; the second stitch line stitches through the fasteningcloth and the wiping cloth, and stitches the first sleeve portion andthe second sleeve portion to the fastening cloth 10; at least one firstinsertion port is formed between the first sleeve portion and thefastening cloth; at least one second insertion port is formed betweenthe second sleeve portion and the fastening cloth; said at least onefirst insertion port and said at least one second insertion port areoppositely configured.
 7. The mop pad of claim 6, wherein the firstsleeve portion and the second sleeve portion are symmetrically arranged8. The mop pad of claim 7, wherein the first sleeve portion comprises aconnecting cloth and at least one separation thread; edges of theconnecting cloth align with the edges of the fastening cloth; said atleast one separation thread runs through the fastening cloth and thewiping cloth, and stitches the connecting cloth to the fastening cloth;said at least one separation thread defines at least two first insertionports separated by said at least one separation thread; said at leasttwo first insertion ports are formed between the connecting cloth andthe fastening cloth.
 9. The mop pad of claim 1, wherein the wiping clothcomprises a cloth body and fiber strings projecting outward from thecloth body; the fiber strings are evenly distributed on one side surfaceof the cloth body.
 10. A cleaning kit, comprising a flat mop, the moppad of claim 1, and a waste water separation bucket; the mop pad ismounted to the flat mop; the flat mop and the mop pad are cooperativewith the bucket; the bucket comprises a bucket body, a bucket cover, acontrol valve assembly, and a dirt cleaning and water removing device;the bucket cover is mounted on the bucket body; the bucket bodycomprises a clean water zone, a dirt and water removing zone, and awaste water zone independent from one another, and also comprises awater communication hole so that the clean water zone and the dirt andwater removing zone are in communication with each other; the controlvalve assembly controls the water communication hole to open or close;the dirt cleaning and water removing device is mounted to the bucketbody or to the bucket cover, and is disposed at a position distal from abottom of the dirt and water moving zone; a drain opening is formedbetween the dirt cleaning and water removing device and the bucket coverand/or the bucket body; the drain opening is in communication with thedirt and water removing zone.
 11. The cleaning kit of claim 10, whereinthe dirt cleaning and water removing device comprises: a draining frame,on which a guiding port is provided; a draining panel, fixedly connectedto the draining frame, and projected into the guiding port; the drainingpanel and the guiding port together define the drain opening; and aguide wheel, slidably connected to the draining frame and is disposedopposite to the draining panel; at least part of the guiding wheel isconfigured inside the guiding port; sliding of the guiding wheel adjustsa width of the drain opening.
 12. The cleaning kit of claim 11, whereinthe draining panel comprises a base; a flow guiding surface is providedon the base; the flow guiding surface is slanted downwardly from thedirt and water removing zone towards the waste water zone to guide waterto flow towards the waste water zone.
 13. The cleaning kit of claim 10,wherein the mop pad also comprises at least one first stitch line; thefirst stich line stitches up the wiping cloth, the sponge and thefastening cloth.
 14. The cleaning kit of claim 10, wherein the mop padalso comprises a second stitch line, and a first sleeve portion and asecond sleeve portion connected to opposite sides of the fastening clothrespectively; the second stitch line stitches through the fasteningcloth and the wiping cloth, and stitches the first sleeve portion andthe second sleeve portion to the fastening cloth 10; at least one firstinsertion port is formed between the first sleeve portion and thefastening cloth; at least one second insertion port is formed betweenthe second sleeve portion and the fastening cloth; said at least onefirst insertion port and said at least one second insertion port areoppositely configured.